Without providing any evidence, Trump harshly attacked Democrats for supposedly lowering standards for air traffic controllers, which he suggested could have led to the crash.
United CEO Scott Kirby diminished American in comments on Wednesday. American CEO Robert Isom barely responded during American's earnings call.
The married couple, won the world championships in pairs figure skating in 1994, had reportedly lived in the US since at least 1998.
A airplane and military helicopter collided in Washington, D.C., before plunging into the Potomac River. Here's who was on board, flight path and more.
“While performing a training mission a United States Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Va., collided in midair with an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet Flight 5342 last night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport," he said.
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Officials have begun identifying victims of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter
(Gray News) - The Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger jet was on a training flight, according to the U.S. Army. Three soldiers were onboard the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, according to Associated Press.
Donald Trump gave a briefing on the Jan. 29 helicopter-airplane crash on Jan. 29, in which a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter collided midair with American Airlines Flight 5342 as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Airlines have issued travel waivers to help passengers whose flights into and out of Washington, D.C., were affected following a deadly midair collision on Wednesday.